Bee-seiged! The terrifying moment a buzzing swarm of 3,000 bees descended on florists as workers cowered inside' y8 q7 T) _* p# z
- Shop worker says 'sky was turned black' by the invasion of bees
- Store was shut for two hours while a beekeeper was called to tackle swarm
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+ Y+ z8 _; Z' R% p6 m5.39.217.76This is the dramatic moment a swarm of 3,000 bees descended on a florists as workers hid inside.
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The shop was forced to close for more than two hours in Hereford city centre while a beekeeper was called.
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The invasion of the buzzing insects also caused chaos for shoppers as they swarmed around the store front last Sunday afternoon.
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) `( ~# I+ d/ B: b& I, v2 tInvasion: A swarm of 3,000 bees descends on the florists in Hereford while the workers lock themselves inside
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Swarming: Bees gather on a flower pot as beekeepers are called to tackle the problemTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: H7 M: i8 h- J( g1 z
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A shop worker at Sarah Jane’s Joy of Flowers said today: 'It was pretty scary, one minute the sky was blue and it was sunny outside, the next the front of the shop was covered in a black swarming cloud of bees.
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* `- m; k; u) F" c7 C'They must have been attracted by the pollen in the flowers we had in a few pots outside.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 J1 [9 o) W: j$ U7 s( u
+ f& i8 O5 B% N3 K5.39.217.76'Other shoppers had to run across the street to avoid them, luckily I don’t think anyone was stung and a beekeeper arrived after a couple of hours and removed the swarm in a box.' % i. N' K, W3 {% v8 s [# G
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9 n( B" U S+ \8 {5.39.217.76Terrifying: Staff had to retreat inside the shop as the bees settled on their wares( B& k' W4 V ~/ P3 c' W) I( K
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- \6 W! i3 Y- o9 {) q7 B8 h% y! aTackled: A beekeeper collects the bees and later handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper¿s Associationtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 Z' r" S, p) j. k
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8 m& z$ e. G4 RCollection: A beekeeper collects the swarm which forced the shop in Hereford to close last Sundaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( L4 b5 h3 t7 s& o' T4 s9 Z
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Shopper Jane Thomas, 31, was walking along with her young daughter when she spotted the bees.
, p( O k! J5 Q" A5 E1 p( ^公仔箱論壇She said: 'I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it, I got us straight over the other side of the street when I realised what was in front of us.公仔箱論壇# r) V/ M! e$ [6 y( z% O
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'I suppose it makes sense that they’d head for a florist but you don’t expect to see a big swarm of them in the middle of a high street.'( i F2 j5 S6 K
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The bees swarmed into the town centre after being released from a hive at a nearby museum.5 @$ c2 g( S" r
Amateur beekeeper Hazel Highfield collected the bees and handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper’s Association.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。4 j3 O6 t, N/ o2 w5 t6 y
2 u9 N% m6 y1 c) j+ TTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。She said: 'They would only have been interested in finding a new home, when they are like that the bees are very placid.
# x1 u3 x( ]2 h. A- G4 p" n1 f W公仔箱論壇'They feed up on honey before they leave the hive.'
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Workers at Thorntons chocolate shop in nearby Leominster were forced to cower inside for two-and-a-half hours after 2,000 bees built a nest in the doorway last July.# Q. w; x8 P+ F! I% F+ U6 r+ N+ ^
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5 o1 F, B+ P; J [, x0 ESwarm: Shoppers fled across the road after spotting the bees gathered outside! h; N' y1 z8 D9 u. u; ]. ^
+ ^# x* Z4 n8 S2 a- X% v5.39.217.76Bees and wasps 'kill more people in Britain than Al-Qaeda do'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! b6 X) g& j- S
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Terrorism kills fewer people in the UK than bees and wasps, according to a report by the government’s terrorism watchdog.
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An annual report by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation acknowledged the threat from Al Qaeda and its affiliates as a genuine one, but it said the menace of terror had lessened in recent years and should not be’ overstated’ .公仔箱論壇! \( ]! L2 W2 ~( h5 C; [
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David Anderson QC said that there had not been a single injury in the UK by a terrorist since the stabbing of a Labour MP two years ago. 公仔箱論壇 ^& S9 Q8 c; e1 D
2 R5 e* O2 _# d( c7 S公仔箱論壇Neither had there been any bombings linked to Islamic extremists in Europe last year.
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0 b; q: |% g5 _5 S; GTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Arrests connected to alleged terror plots were at a record low since the 9/11 attacks, with 121 out of a total of 1.4 million arrests in the most recent year. 公仔箱論壇! t8 ?0 D8 w# R
8 H) r" }& [* Z. Q公仔箱論壇In a section of the report that considers if the risk for terrorism is overstated Mr Anderson writes: ‘During the 21st century, terrorism has been an insignificant cause of mortality in the United Kingdom. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 E; [& P |' s
) F$ U& N! F s- S: C- }! Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb‘The annualised averge of five deaths caused by terrorism in England and wales over this peiod compares with total accidental deaths in 2010 of 17,201. . y* \$ Y. I5 j) ]+ F
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‘This included 123 cyclist killed in traffic accidents, 102 personnnel killed in Afghmistan, 29 people drowned in the bath tub and five people killed by hornets wasps and bees.’
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